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tortive |
tortoise |
tortoise plant |
tortoise shell |
tortoise-shell |
tortoiseshell
| tortoiseshell butterfly
| tortoiseshell turtle
| tortoiseshell-cat
| tortricid
| tortricid moth
tortoiseshell
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tortoiseshell has 3 senses
- tortoiseshell(n = noun.substance) Array - the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles; Array is a kind of horn
- tortoiseshell(n = noun.animal) tortoiseshell butterfly - brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles; Array is a kind of brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly
- tortoiseshell(n = noun.animal) calico cat, tortoiseshell-cat - a cat having black and cream-colored and yellowish markings; Array is a kind of domestic cat, felis catus, felis domesticus, house cat
is a member of genus nymphalis, nymphalis
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tortoiseshell, n. & adj.
--n.
1 the yellowish-brown mottled or clouded outer shell of some turtles, used for decorative hair-combs, jewellery, etc.
2 a = tortoiseshell cat. b = tortoiseshell butterfly.
--adj. having the colouring or appearance of tortoiseshell.
--n.
1 the yellowish-brown mottled or clouded outer shell of some turtles, used for decorative hair-combs, jewellery, etc.
2 a = tortoiseshell cat. b = tortoiseshell butterfly.
--adj. having the colouring or appearance of tortoiseshell.
Idiom
tortoiseshell butterfly any of various butterflies, esp. of the genus Aglais or Nymphalis, with wings mottled like tortoiseshell. tortoiseshell cat a domestic cat with markings resembling tortoiseshell.
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